The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Survey

In this article prof. F.F. Bruce takes us on a study through the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, on the teaching of the Kingdom of God.

Summary: God is king of the universe — Israel’s king was a delegate of the heavenly King — Israel’s kings pointed to divine sovereignty in an age to come — Israel looked forward to a Kingdom that would endure forever — the “Kingdom of heaven ” and the “Kingdom of God” same meaning — “the Gospel of the Kingdom” is good news about a spiritual sovereignty — the kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, fully revealed in “the age to come” — the kingdom is both a present reality and a future hope — the preaching of the good news of the kingdom — the millennial reign a limited phase of the Kingdom — living in the kingdom the life of the age to come — the kingdom of the world will become the kingdom of our God.

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Frederick Fyvie Bruce (1910 – 1990), was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester. He was born in Elgin, northern Scotland, and was educated at the University of Aberdeen, Cambridge University and the University of Vienna. He wrote over thirty books and served as editor of The Evangelical Quarterly. He retired from teaching in 1978.

Bruce was a distinguished scholar, best known for his book, Paul, Apostle of the Heart Set Free He also wrote commentaries on Gospel of John, Acts, 1 & 2 Corinthians, and the Epistle to the Hebrews.

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This article first appeared in the Evangelical Quarterly 15 (1943): 263-68. Lightly edited (with summary) exclusively for the Krapf Project by permission of F.F. Bruce Copyright International, Nashville, Tennessee, USA and Bath, England.